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TINA TURNER - SHE IS SIMPLY THE BEST - SHE IS BACK - AND SHE IS PLAYING THE O2! LONDON, Tuesday 20th May 2008: After eight years away from performing, the incomparable Tina Turner today announced details of her long-awaited return to the UK next year where she will play her London dates at The O2 arena. Tina Turner - LIVE, promoted by Marshall Arts in association with AEG Live, will delight fans in eight countries across Europe during January, February & March 2009. Her London dates at The O2 will be on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th March 2009. Tina's brand new stage show will feature hit after hit spanning Turner's entire career, with a spectacular and stunning production plus the singer's incredible band, innovative choreography, hi-tech lighting and much more. Tina commented "After performing with Beyonce at The Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the response was overwhelming. Everywhere I went people were asking me when I was going back on tour. So after a lot of thought and planning we announced an American tour. Now Europe beckons and I don't want to let down all my loyal fans over there. See you in the New Year." David Campbell, Chief Executive of AEG Europe, owners and operators of The O2, said: "Tina Turner is a soul goddess! Her unique energetic performance style combined with her massive catalogue of hits will ensure one hell of a show!!" Turner's previous millennium worldwide trek, Twenty Four Seven, which leading American trade magazine Pollstar rated the most successful tour of 2000, attracted over three million fans to 123 stadiums around the globe over the course of nine months. This included the last time Tina performed in the UK to two-packed Wembley Stadium in front of 120,000 fans. With sensual, soulful and powerful vocals that have been part of music history for over four decades, the singer's explosive live set will include everything from early career singles "River Deep Mountain High," "Proud Mary," and "Nutbush City Limits" through solo superstar smashes "Let's Stay Together," "What's Love Got to Do With It", "We Don't Need Another Hero" and "The Best" as well as '90s comeback hits such as "I Don't Wanna Fight" the theme song to the James Bond film "Goldeneye". At the Grammys in front of millions, Beyonce called her simply The Queen. The new set, the production, the songs, and Turner's unique stage presence will delight her legions of fans who have followed the legendary diva's extraordinary creative journey, while seducing new admirers and proving that her vocal majesty still continues its reign to this day. Tickets are priced £100, £75 & £50 and go on sale at 9am on Wednesday 28th May. They can be bought from www.theo2.co.uk or by calling 0844 856 0202. |
